Actually, Tech N9ne is the first official rapper to claim to be Rap God (his song “Gods” from 2011), then Kanye said it on Yeezus (“I Am A God”), and now Eminem did it. However, Em pulled it off the most and did the best job with that concept. So far…

LitOrNahFacts

Rakim was first…God MC…then Jay..Hova

Starlette Simmons

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RAPPIN GOD FOR YEARS IN THE HOOD CHURCHES HOW IRONIC NO ONE ELSE HASN’T DONE YET!

CiNo

Actually, Tech N9ne is the first rapper to claim to be a Rap God (on his song “Gods” from 2011), then Kanye said it on Yeezus (“I Am A God”), and now Eminem did it. However, Em pulled it off the most and did the best job with that concept. So far…

SomebodyForAnything

New York rappers have been saying it for years, long before Tech N9ne, and no I’m not talking about the 5-Percenters term.

https://www.facebook.com/therealcino CiNo

I know what you’re talking about, I remember, for example, everybody in Wu-Tang calls each other “god”, like “Yo, whattup god”. They talk to each other like that, but it’s not the same thing. To call oneself a “god of rap” is not the same as calling everybody around you a “god”.

Nick Perle

Rapper have been claiming god a lot longer than tech n9ne has. Jay has been “god mc” nas saying “gods son” there are constant references throughout the years